Catching Crabs
After being in Petersburg for almost a week, it’s time to head out to two of our favorite anchorages for some peace and quiet. It is a grey cloudy day out in the narrows. A quick look at the sea buoy in Frederick Sound is always a must. The sea lions are all lazily lounging around on this Sunday morning.
It is a short 21 mile trip up Frederick Sound to Thomas Bay. We are surprised to see some bergie bits floating around in the bay. They must have come from the Baird Glacier. Being a non tidal glacier, you don’t normally see pieces of the glacier out floating in the bay. There must have been some extremely high water.
We have this beautiful spot all to ourselves. Our two crab traps are soon out. The commercial crab season starts June 15th. Once that opens our chance of getting crabs is greatly reduced so we hope to stock up before then.
While letting our crab traps soak, we decide to head to shore. There is a small dock just around the corner with access to several remote cabins located on the mainland. We have explored a few miles of the gravel roads in the past but our goal today is to hike to Point Agassiz. Several wooden box traps are in the woods. We suspect they are for Martins.
After four miles on the gravel road, we come to this beautiful meadow. The views are post card quality.
Five and 1/2 miles of walking brings us to Point Agassiz overlooking Frederick Sound. We weren’t sure we could make it this far but we did!
After a total of 11 miles of walking, we return to the dinghy with some tired legs. We check our crab traps on the way back to find three nice size crabs.
Each day at Thomas, we manage to catch our daily crab limit of 3 per person. There is nothing better than fresh crab for dinner.
Back out on Frederick Sound, we head south for 35 miles and anchor for several days in another favorite spot, Ideal Cove. We are happy to see friends from Petersburg, Barb and Rick aboard Galatea, in the anchorage.
This is another great spot for crabs and our pots are soon out. Why is Ideal Cove one of our favorite spots? How could it not be with a view like this from the anchorage!
We had a special surprise when pulling our crab traps one day. This King Crab was in one of our pots. This is the first King Crab we have ever caught. Being non-residents, we can’t keep him but it was still fun to catch.
With rain and wind coming for the next few days, it’s time to head back to Petersburg. Thanks for following along!
